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When Church Stops Working featuring Dr. Andrew Root. A ministry podcast for the Secular Age.
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Wagering Can't Win Happiness
If you watch a sports event in the US, gambling ads are everywhere. Andy thinks this is a sign that our society is turning to a bunch of pagans. Instead of trying to find happiness in stuff, Andy thinks we should turn to the wisdom of 17th century thinker Blaise Pascal and embrace our own emptiness and brokenness instead.
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F*** Isn't F*** Anymore
Swear words don't seem to pack the same punch anymore, and Andy thinks it all has to do with the decline of protestantism and the "polite society". It turns out that this also has some big ministry implications for those of us here in the Secular Age.
With the topic, this episode features some salty language & swear words.
Be sure to grab Andy's book "When Church Stops Working" along with his other books on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast. -
Existential Problems in YouTube Kids
Derek's children are addicted to YouTube Kids and Andy thinks it's all connected to the work of Byung-Chul Han and Martin Heidegger.
YouTube along with other social media, are vapid reflections of us that don't call us further into our own being, and that's the problem. Andy and Derek discuss.
Be sure to grab Andy's book "When Church Stops Working" along with his other books on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
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Papering Over God
We're back from a hiatus with more new episodes to come!
Andy attends a graduation ceremony held in a church where the school papered over God's name on the wall. What does this say about the secular age we live in? What's the deeper meaning for those of us in minisry?
Andy's **brand new** book "WHEN CHURCH STOPS WORKING" is out now. Grab it on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast. -
If Aliens Are Real
Aliens have been in the news a bit, and Derek wants to know what Andy thinks would happen to the Church if aliens are real.
Andy's **brand new** book "WHEN CHURCH STOPS WORKING" is out now. Grab it on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast. -
Mission Statements or Watch Words
Churches are obsessed with mission statements, but Andy thinks that watch words are even more important.
Andy's **brand new** book "WHEN CHURCH STOPS WORKING" is out now. Grab it on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast.
Customer Reviews
Necessary listening for pastor theologians
Andrew Root’s take on Charles Taylor is done with humor, accessible language, and depth.
Please fix sound levels!
Just found this podcast and am listening from the beginning. Love the content, but the differences in volumes makes it hard to listen to. Andrew’s voice is consistently quieter which makes it reeaallly hard to listen while mowing 🤣. Thanks for the content! Just fix the sound levels. The louder the better really.
Sound and substance
This podcast has a lot of great information that is relative to youth ministry. I love Andrew roots insights and reflections. However, they need a sound editor. Sound volume can go from 1 to a 10 within the span of a single sentence. Still worth your time, just have your hand near the volume to adjust as you go.